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March 20th, 2013

March 20, 2013

Don Morgan
1952-2013

Don Morgan âDonnieâ was raised in Bishop since the age of two. He graduated from Bishop Union high School, and worked for Safeway, and then worked for Union Caribe for many years.
Don enjoyed fishing, camping, baseball and spending time with family and friends.
He leaves behind his mother, Irene Morgan and his two daughters, Lisa and Krista Morgan as well as six grandchildren, Lance, Devyn, Alyssa, Leeah. Eric and Jade.
Don passed away in Hayesville, Okla. due to on going health problems.

March 20, 2013

Christina Lynn De George
1970-2013

A memorial service will be held for Christina Lynn DeGeorge at noon Saturday, April 20. Services will celebrated by HSRM Fred Weatherly at the Church on the Mountain/Crowley Lake Community Center. Christina was 43 years old. She passed away Friday, March 8 at Renown Medical Center.

March 20, 2013

Last Fridayâs Luminary Walk, the grand finale of the local 2013 Pennies for Patients campaign, honored cancer patients and thanked the community for giving of their money, time, blood and even their hair.
At the March 15 Shine on the Sierra Luminary Walk held at the Bishop Union High School track, the Bishop Unified School District-wide fundraiser to benefit the national Leukemia and Lymphoma Society ended as luminaries were lit; people walked, ate, shopped and had their faces painted; music played on; and fundraising totals were announced.

March 20, 2013

A group of Big Pine Tribal members is seeking to have Tribal Chairman Dave Moose removed from office amid allegations of nepotism, inappropriate use of tribal funds and disregard for tribal process.
Two separate petitions have been circulated on the Big Pine Reservation, one receiving more than 120 signatures, calling for the removal of Moose from the position of tribal chair.

March 20, 2013

Inyo County is a well-known location for films and commercials. The wide-open spaces lend their beautiful backdrops and the isolation provides the quiet needed from urban environments with their many distractions and loud noise.

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March 18, 2013

Small-business webinar series organizers are optimistic that the online events are inspiring added topics and will a positive impact on Eastern Sierra economy.
The first three of 22 webinars in the 2013 series, which started Feb. 6 and is free to Inyo, Mono and Kern residents, showed strong interest and vigorous participation, according to key series organizers Julie Langou, project manager for the Eastern Sierra Connect Regional Broadband Consortium, and Kelly Bearden, director of the California State University Small Business Development Center, which serves Kern, Inyo and Mono counties.

March 18, 2013

Local leaders have approved the closure of Millpond County Park for a new, dual-county event for Mammoth and Bishop residents and visitors to the area.
High Sierra Events is planning the first annual Mammoth 2 Bishop Fun Bike Ride on June 15. Event organizer Lloyd Cearley said the event will showcase the area to cycling enthusiasts of all levels and will feature live music at Millpond, the dayâs destination.

March 18, 2013

Inyo County is ready to get to work on a solar project at its Independence campus thanks to a low-interest loan offered by the California Energy Commission.
Using the 15-year loan with a 1 percent interest rate offered by the CEC, Inyo County is beginning plans to construct a 612.8 kilowatt photovoltaic electric system.
Last week, county leaders approved a contract with Solar City for the roof-mounted system for county facilities in Independence.

March 18, 2013

Harry LeRoy Whitman
1948-2013

The Lord chose Sunday, March 3, 2013 to quietly and peacefully bring Harry home after a year-long battle with cancer. The Lord had placed Harry on this sod on Feb. 17, 1948 to spend some time raising a beautiful family and doing a few things that God had planned for his life, including two years of service to our country in the U.S. Army.

March 18, 2013

Harry LeRoy Whitman
1948-2013

The Lord chose Sunday, March 3, 2013 to quietly and peacefully bring Harry home after a year-long battle with cancer. The Lord had placed Harry on this sod on Feb. 17, 1948 to spend some time raising a beautiful family and doing a few things that God had planned for his life, including two years of service to our country in the U.S. Army.